Joint
Statement by Secretary General Maulana Muhammad Zafarullah Khan and Minority Affairs Advisor Shree Sanjeeb
Chowdhury of Bangladesh Khelafat Andolon (Bangladesh Khelafat Movement):-
We
are unequivocally expressing our condemnation of the cowardly attack by miscreants on ISKCON (International Society
for Krishna Consciousness) Temple in Kaharol Upazila of Dinajpur district in
Bangladesh on Thursday, 10 December 2015 night. This dastardly
attack proved once again that the conspiracies hatched by the unscrupulous
quarters of home and abroad to destroy the prevailing communal harmony in
Bangladesh have never been ceased. In recent times, four such attacks occurred
in Dinajpur district alone. Several persons were injured, none was killed in these attacks. Yet these
heinous incidents can not be taken lightly.
It
is definitely a matter of pride and glory for us that due to the constructive
roles played by our religious clergies and spiritual leaders, the venomous
elements of communal conflicts did not find favorable environment to spread far
and wide in Bangladesh. Nevertheless, the poisonous hands of the assailants are
exerting the utmost efforts to tear apart our collective peace, communal
harmony and national security. At this critical juncture, all of us
irrespective of our religious and communal identities have to be firmly united to
decisively defeat these evil forces. All of us are aware that, in the context
of the prevailing world situation, the Muslims worldwide are subject to
multifarious suspicions. The evil intention of imposing the entire
responsibilities of the mysterious offences committed by a handful of
perverted, crocked and greedy so-called Muslims on the shoulders of 1.5 billion
followers of holy and peaceful religion Islam is vividly visible. Whereas,
there is serious doubt whether the remarkable portion of these terrorist
elements are Muslims at all.
In
this context, the religious scholars have to play pioneering role in the
collective efforts to keep Bangladesh free from these menaces. If the religious
scholars and spiritual leaders actively pursue the concerted efforts to destroy
the ongoing local and foreign conspiracies hatched in the name of so-called
religion, we strongly believe that the entire nation will come forward and join
them. It is not the time to discharge responsibilities merely by issuing
statements sitting at home. We have to be active relying on the help of Allah
the Almighty, become united and vigilant to defeat and dismantle these evil
forces.
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